The practice of “cosplay among fan cultures–that is, dressing up like fictional pop culture character–has increased in visibility with the rising popularity of “geek” cutulre. A particularly interesting intersection of this phenomonenon is the act of cosplaing among Muslim fans, who incorporate visble markers such as the hijab into their…[Read more]

n India there has been a recent increase in violence and intolerance towards people who eat beef. While India has a fairly wide Cow Protection Act that bars the slaughter of female cows and calves, many areas have permitted slaughter of bulls and bullocks for centuries. Hindu religion has no doctrinal proscriptions against the consumption of beef…[Read more]